Meet the FCSA Advisory Board

The FCSA Advisory Board was establish by Dr. William Paver in 2003. The board consists of nationally-recognized professionals in higher education and applied comparative education, and serves to provide expert guidance for FCSA. The Board assists in the identification of best practices in the evaluation of international credentials for the purposes of:

Placement at U.S. institutions of higher education;
Board licensure for accounting, engineering, teacher certification, etc;
Evaluation of foreign credentials for the purposes of immigration.

Janie Ayers Barnett

Associate Executive Director (former), American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC

Advisory Council and Sponsorship Coordinator, Groningen Declaration Network, Groningen, The Netherlands

Darrel Gardner

Attorney at Law
President (2017), Alaska Bar Association

Dale Gough

Director of International Educational Services (former)
AACRAO, Washington, D.C.

Shannon Janes

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs (retired)
The University of Texas at Austin

Johnny Johnson

Professor Emeritus & Former Director of International Programs Monterey Peninsula College

Gloria Nathanson

Associate Director of Admissions, UCLA (retired)
AACRAO Vice President for International Education (2000-2003)

Jim Paver

Senior Vice President at AON Risk Solutions

Tom Roberts

Director, Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (retired)

Anthony Sauer, S.J.

President Emeritus, St. Ignatius College Prep.

Steve Seaworth

Executive Director – INSTEP, Center for Global Programs and Studies, Wake Forest University

Shelby Stanfield

Vice Provost and University Registrar (retired)
The University of Texas at Austin
Board Member; Groningen Declaration Network (GDN)
Past President; Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)

Jerry Sullivan

AACRAO Executive Director 1998-2012

Robert Watkins

Assistant Director of Admissions
Graduate and International Admissions Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Chair of the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Academic Credentials (1996-2000)

John Yopp

Vice President Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Associate Provost for Educational Partnerships and International Affairs / University of Kentucky (former)